Opinion Stories from January 18, 2013 (Change date)
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The SoapboxJan 18, 2013 11:00 am - Good sign: Another sign of a recovering economy might be an increase in road improvement projects. Just this week, it was announced $3.65 million in state funds would be...
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Aaron Swartz was accused of real crimesJan 18, 2013 7:59 am - Aaron Swartz: Robin Hood or John Dillinger? He was not as virtuous as Robin and hardly as bad as John. Call the computer genius saint or sinner, few will argue with labe...
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A new strategy for the GOPJan 18, 2013 7:36 am - It has become conventional wisdom that Republicans are suffering an internal split that President Obama is successfully exploiting to neuter the Republican House. It is ...
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Add these annoying words to Parker’s listJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - Thanks to Kathleen Parker for her column on “Annoying Words” on the Jan. 1. If I may add one more, and I find it the most annoying of all: you know. Business people and ...
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Sports writers’ job is to make us thinkJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - In a recent post, reader Don Werneske takes offense to Mike Imrem and Barry Rozner calling for the firing of Lovie Smith. He suggests that if they can’t back the home te...
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Machine guns not envisioned in 1700sJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - I support the Second Amendment, which states “ ... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” I believe that this amendment should not be rev...
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Driver’s license law stems from ineptnessJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - Our governments at both the national and local levels keep proving to us that they do not have the ability to make informed decisions. Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a bill t...
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Daniels: The one who got awayJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - Just before noon on Jan. 14, Mitch Daniels ceased to be governor of Indiana. By 2 p.m. he was in West Lafayette conducting a meeting as the soon-to-be president of Purdu...
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Promote health, but stop targeting sodaJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - A few weeks ago, The Daily Herald reported on Pepsi’s advertisement deal with Beyoncé Knowles (“Diet Pepsi plans new TV ads after sweetener tweak,” Dec. 17). Since then,...
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What the fiscal cliff deal says about CongressJan 18, 2013 4:00 am - Ordinarily, the start of a new Congress is a time for optimism. Fresh faces and a purposeful spirit combine to get Congress off to a hope-filled start. Yet Capitol Hill ...
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